Phlox paniculata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 151. 1753.

"Habitat in America septentrionali. Collinson." RCN: 1205.

Lectotype (Wherry, Genus Phlox: 120. 1955): Herb. Linn. No. 217.1 (LINN) .

Current name: Phlox paniculata L. ( Polemoniaceae).